📚 To the nines, phrase. ❓ Definition: To a great or elaborate extent. ❗️ Examples: 1. The women were dressed to the nines. 2. Apart from the willingness of the staff to dress up to the nines, preferably in drag, the secret of the unfailing success of this bash is an alcoholic punch whose recipe, if it isn't already, really ought to be classified information. 3. Horse racing is always an excuse to dress up to the nines and no more so than on Ladies Day - on Thursday - when women enter their own particular race: to be the best-dressed female at Knavesmire. 4. I can be dressed up to the nines in a slinky frock, fabulous hair and make-up, and 6 inch stilettos, but I actually feel embarrassed at having to clutch hold of a handbag, or have it slung over my shoulder. 5. If you like dressing up to the nines, expect to pay a fortune for a drink, and enjoy fancy-sounding grub, then you'll feel quite at home in the Living Room, York's new million-pound bar. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🌀 @cambridge_dic